Early motor disturbances in Rett syndrome and its pathophysiological importance

Brain and Development

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Segawa, Masaya ^a  

^a Segawa Neurological Clinic for Children   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem aminergic neurons; Early motor disturbance; Fine finger manipulation; Locomotion; Postural hypotonia

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; AUTOPSY; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CPG ISLAND; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HAND MOVEMENT; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NERVE CELL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RETT SYNDROME; STEREOTYPY; STRIATONIGRAL DEGENERATION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 27144451175     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2004.11.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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